Unit 2. Present Continuous

The Present Continuous

Present Continuous video + practice

Presnt continuous vs. Present Simple

 

 

Simple Present	Present Progressive
1. in general (regularly, often, never) Colin plays football every Tuesday. 2. present actions happening one after another First Colin plays football, then he watches TV.	1. right now      Look! Colin is playing football now. 2.  for several actions happening at the same time       Colin is playing football and Anne is                watching. 3.for programmed future events         Colin is meeting Anne next Tuesday
Signal words
always every ... often normally usually sometimes seldom never first then	at the moment at this moment today now right now Listen! Look! Next (week, month...)
Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present: be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want

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Monsters clip

1) Complete the sentences with the appropriate tense ( Present Simple and Present Continuous)

a) Every day, Sulley _______________ (drive) to work. However, today they ____________ (walk)

b) Right now, Mike _______________ (talk) to Sulley’s mum on the phone.

c) Afterwards, they often ______________ (watch) tv, but today they __________ (also / star) on a tv commercial.

d) Sulley and Mike _____________ (not exercise) together. Sulley ______ (do) his routine and Mike __________ (guide) him.

e) Then, Sulley always ______________ (brush) his teeth.

f) Sulley usually ____________ (get up) at 6:00 but today he ____________ (still/ sleep) at 6:05.